1. Stats SAT : 1560점 (Reading 760 / Math 800 / Essay 24) SAT II : Chemistry 800 / Biology M 800 / Math II 800 / World History 800 ACT : 35점 (Reading: 34; Writing: 35; Math: 36; Science: 36; Essay: 10) GPA : Unweighted 4. 0 / Weighted 5. 46 Rank : 전교 1등 Intended Major(s) : Computer Science Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : 10과목 5점, 2과목 4점, 1과목 3점 - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : - Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Probably average, I didn't have exceptional relations with any of my teachers. - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Probably average, I didn't have exceptional relations with any of my teachers. - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Probably average, I didn't have exceptional relations with any of my teachers. - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 8, went well, we talked a lot, I made sure to let him talk a lot so I could learn about the school and it gave me more to ask about. I'm a bit socially awkward sometimes but I don't think it showed in the interview. Personal - Location : Florida - High School Type : Very large public - Ethnicity : White - Gender : Male Extracurriculars - Started my own company with $9, 000 in revenue first year (CEO/FOUNDER) - Did research over the summer (paper was published) - Every science/math competition my school offered - Treasurer of my school's science club - I have a weird hobby (memorization) which I wrote an essay about and I compete in. Job/Work Experience - I wrote about volunteering about my local hospita Volunteer/Community service - volunteered at local hospital Summer Activities - Published research Awards - 1st place in some state stuff 2. Stats SAT : 1560점 (760 Reading / 800 Math), 18 Essay SAT II : Math II 790, U. S. History 750 ACT : N/A GPA : Unweighted 4. 0 / Weighted 5. 2 Rank : 1/568 Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : Calc BC (5), Geo (5), US History (4), APES (4), Lang (4), Macro (4), Gov (3) - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : AP Lit/Euro/Physics/CS/Stat Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10; wonderful, inspiring teacher - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 10; loved her class and she felt that I think - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10; we know each other relatively well which, in a school of 2800 students, means a lot - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 10; my lab director who I've known for years, and become good friends with - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 10; such a nice man who loved the school, and I think saw the same in myself Personal Location : North Carolina High School Type : Large Public Ethnicity : - Gender : Male Extracurriculars - Astronomy Research Lab Volunteer at [state museum] (2014-present) - OpenSpace and Spiral Galaxy Software Contributor, (2015-present) - Model United Nations, (2014-16), President (2016-present) - Bernie Sanders' 2016 Presidential Campaign, (2016) - Liberte Club, Founder, President (2017-present) - Solar Car, Team Lead (2016-present) - Computer Science Club, Founder, President (2015-17) - School Liaisons, (2014-17) - School Junior Marshal, (2017) Summer Activities - Harvard PreCollege (2016 & 2017) 3. Stats SAT : 1510점 (Reading 750 / Math 760) SAT II : Math II 690 / US History 780 ACT : 34점 (Reading: 36 / English: 36 / Math: 33 / Science: 31) GPA : Weighted 107. 47/100 (4. 3/4. 0) Rank : 2/560 Hook : I am a trained pilot with a military background. Black female going into STEM. Have already studied at Harvard. Intended Major(s) : Engineering Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : English Language and Composition (5), Statistics (5) - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : AP World History, AP Physics 2, AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Eco, AP Cal BC, Independent Study Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):I didn't see them - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):I didn't see them - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):I didn't see them - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):I didn't see them - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): I had it with the President of the Harvard Club here. It was a little uptight at first, but I think I impressed her Personal - Location : Texas - High School Type : Large Public - Ethnicity : African American - Gender : Female Extracurriculars JROTC - Saber Guard member (2014-2015) - Academic Team member (2014-2017) - Honor Guard member (2014-2015) - Echo Flight Sergeant (2015-2016) - Armor Officer (2015-2016) - Historian Deputy (2015-2016) - Senior Enlisted Advisor (2015-2016) - Model United Nations Commander (2015-2017) - Inspector General (2016-2017) - Hotel Flight Commander (2016-2017) - Cadet Publications (2016-2017) - Executive Officer (2016-2017) - Academic Team Commander (2016-2017) CLASS OFFICE - Class President for Sophomore/Junior Year CIVIL AIR PATROL - Active member (2014-2016) - Piloting Program (2014-2016) - Charlie Flight Sergeant (2015) - Bravo Flight Sergeant (2016) - Admin Officer (2016) - International Exchange member (2016) GIFTED AND TALENTED - ASCEND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - ROBOTICS - NHS YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA - President MODEL UNITED NATIONS - Commander Volunteer/Community service - I taught English and Math in Ghana and Tanzania and built new schools there. Throughout high school I had over 300 hours Summer Activities - Cornell at 14 - University of Colorado at 15 - Taught in Africa at 16 - Harvard SSP at 17 Awards - John F. Curry Award (2014) - Air Commando Association National Award (2015) - AFJROTC Summer Leadership School Honor Graduate (2015) - Hap Arnold Award (2015) - AFJROTC Summer Leadership School Commander’s Trophy (2016) - Mary Feik Award (2016) - Military Orders of World Wars National Award (2016) - Outstanding Cadet of the Year - Air Force Junior ROTC (2016) - SkillsUSA Engineering Design 1st Place Local Winner (2016) - SkillsUSA Engineering Design 1st Place Regional Winner (2017) - St. Mary’s Hall Model United Nations Best Delegation Team (2017) - St. Mary’s Hall Model United Nations Distinguished Delegate (2017) - SkillsUSA Engineering Design 3rd Place State Winner (2017) - Daedalian Achievement National Award (2017) - AP Scholar with Honors (2017) - Pritzker Citizen Soldier National Award (2017) - George C. Marshall Leadership and Academic Award (2017) 4. Stats SAT : N/A SAT II : Math II 770 / Chemistry 720 ACT : 35점 (Reading: 34 / English: 36 / Math: 35 Science: 36 / Writing 9) TOEFL : 116점 GPA : Unweighted 19. 69/20 Rank : 2/175 Hook : unique life story, underrepresented country (if that is a thing), female going into STEM Intended Major(s) : Computer Science Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : N/A - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : Fixed curriculum meaning I had no say over my course load. Chemistry 4, Physics 4, Math 4, Biology 4, Geology 2, English 4, Persian Language and Literature 4, Islamic Studies 4 (sigh) Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): English Teacher 10/10, she absolutely ADORES me, and we're like best friends - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Didn't read, Chem Teacher: 8/10, Expecting this one to be kinda generic but still great. She doesn't know me personally but loves me as a student. - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 9/10? She didn't know what to write about so I gave her a lot of hints. She ended up writing an amazing letter of rec for me. - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Pharmacist who supervised me during my summer job as a technician. I would say it would be a 8/10 because he admired me and we got along really well. - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Had one with an admissions officer via Skype. I had doubts about it and felt like it was at least a little bit awkward, but seems like I might've been wrong! Personal - Location : IRAN - High School Type : Large Public - Ethnicity : African American - Gender : Female Extracurriculars - little bit of everything. Student Council, Activism, Coding, Tutoring, Research, School Magazine Editor, etc. Pretty much a jack of all trades and master of none (some, maybe?) Job/Work Experience - Summer Job as a Pharmacy Technician Volunteer/Community service - Lots of tutoring (didn't count hours tbh, been doing this since I was a kid) Awards - 자국 내 대회에서 다수 입상 5. <한국인 합격사례> Stats SAT : 1510점 (Reading 710 / Math 800) SAT II : Math II 800 / Biology M 800 ACT : 36점 (Reading: 36 / English: 36 / Math: 36 Science: 35 / Writing 11) TOEFL : 116점 GPA : Weighted 4. 0 / Unweighted 4. 0 Rank : 2/750 Hook : Parents are immigrants (if that counts?) Intended Major(s) : Biological Sciences Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : Chemistry (5), Biology (5), Statistics (5), BC Calc (5), Physics II (4), Spanish IV (4), Macroeconomics (4), English III (4), WHAP (4), Government (3) (I didn't submit any AP scores) - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : Wrestling, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP US History Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Chemistry Teacher > I would assume it's pretty strong? He has written several other recommendation letters for me to programs that I've been accepted into, and I've had him as a teacher since sophomore year. I figure he knows me pretty well. I was one of his only 5s on the AP exam and am also the President of his Chemistry Club this year. - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): English Teacher > She became the dean of English this year. I had her as a teacher sophomore year, and she knows me pretty well. She's also written several other recommendation letters for me to programs that I've been accepted into. I come in during the summer to help her clean and take down her room decorations. - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I think it should be okay? He's also written several other rec letters before, and I've always persistently asked him questions, haha. - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Lab PI: (9. 5/10)> Volunteer Chapter Leader Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): (9/10) First one in person went really well. It lasted nearly two hours, and she didn't ask me any questions other than which AP classes I took. The discussion was really about life, sports, past experiences, etc. It was very casual and pleasant. (8/10) They emailed me a few days later asking for a Skype interview with the regional admissions officer. It lasted about 50 minutes, and he asked me various questions pertaining to school, family, personal choices. I think it went well. A note about this, he asked me about wrestling, so I figure that was a really unique attribute. He also recalled my common app essay. No note on my roommate essay, however. Personal - Location : TEXAS - High School Type : Large Public - Ethnicity : Korean - Gender : Female Extracurriculars - Varsity Orchestra 9-10 (Assistant Concertmaster, Region 12 Concertmaster) - National Math Honor Society 11-12: (Founder, Chapter President for '17 & '18) Established school's math tutoring program - Science Fair Club 12: (Founder, President) Established a facilitated science fair participation system at school - Chem Club 10-12: (President) School wide Chemistry Jeopardy Event founder - National Honor Society 11-12: (Vice President) Organize city-wide volunteer organizations for student body - Class Officer 10-11: (Class Treasurer) Plan & Design Prom, Powder Puff Games, School Fundraising - Wrestling 12: 110 Varsity & 119 JV - Summer Swim League 5-12: Relay Anchor, 2nd in Freestyle & Breaststroke at Championships, Female High Pointer 2016 Job/Work Experience - 3 year summer internship since 2015 Volunteer/Community service - Tzu Chi Volunteering 5-12: Volunteered at Foodbanks - Senior Centers - Botanical Gardens | Assisted in Tornado and Hurricane Disaster Reliefs Awards - Harvard Book Award - Princeton Book Award - State Science Fair Biomed 1st Place - Invited to Governor's Sci/Tech Summer Research Camp - State Academic UIL 6A 2nd in Math & 4th Overall - 3 Year Internship for Personalized Medicine/HIV/Allergies - Accepted into 3 Year Summer Region-Wide Research Program at University Medical School - 6 Year Recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award - AP Scholar - NM semifinalist 6. Stats - SAT : 1450점 (Reading 740 / Math 710) - SAT II : Chinese 790 / Literature 720 - ACT : N/A - GPA : N/A - Rank : N/A - A Level : predicted grades: A*A*A (music, literature, history) Intended Major(s) : Music Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Head of Composition at my music school - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Music teacher at my school - Teacher Rec #3 (rating 1-10, details): Composition teacher, head of composition at a UK music college - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 2 recs from professors of composition from Oxford and Royal Northern (UK music college). Didn't read any of my recs but hopefully the teachers all like me & were positive (lol) - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Went pretty well, was with a member of the Dean's advisory board (Kennedy School) Personal - Location : UK - High School Type : Specialist Music school - Ethnicity : British, Chinese - Gender : Female Extracurriculars - Concert pianist, performed widely in major concert venues, won national awards. - Classical composer, performed widely across UK, broadcast on national TV & radio - Visual art, published mixed media artist and illustrator, collaborator - Musicology & Ethnomusicology: Field work in rural China, special research in pop music & social phenomena Volunteer/Community service - Founded musical charity bringing vocal and performance workshops to local state-funded schools - Participated in multiple charity musical initiatives across UK - Regularly receive paid music commissions, other freelance music work, including creative direction - Events management, cross-cultural event planning, PR, etc. Summer Activities - National Youth Orchestra, Piano courses, composition workshops 7. Stats SAT : 1570점 (Reading 770 / Math 800 / Essay 24) SAT II : Biology M (800), Physics (800), Math II (800) ACT : N/A GPA : Weighted 4. 72 / Unweighted 3. 80 Rank : 1등 Intended Major(s) : Biology Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : Spanish (5), Chinese (5), English Lang (5), World History (5), Calculus BC (5, subscore 5), Biology (5), Physics 1 (5), Physics 2 (5), Computer Science (5) - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : Advanced organic chemistry, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, Pathophysiology, AP English lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP Music theory Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Science, teacher for 3 classes, Science Olympiad coach, really likes me (10) - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Another science, AP Biology teacher, didn’t really know her, asked because of IBO (8? Idk) - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Never talked to my counselor, can’t be anything bad (7) - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): USABO director, got to talk to her a bit (7) - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Interviewer loved to talk, took 75 minutes, though I got stuck on the “what will you contribute” question (8) Personal - Location : Texas - High School Type : Public magnet - Ethnicity : Asian - Gender : Male Extracurriculars - Math club (President) - Science Olympiad A-team - Piano competitor - Tae Kwon Do (Junior leader) Volunteer/Community service - 230 hours in a summer as a counselor at a camp for disabled people Summer Activities - Volunteer camp (freshman) - studied (sophomore) - USABO finals camp and IBO (junior) Awards - IBO gold medal - Science Olympiad National Tournament (2 medals) 8. Stats SAT : 1510점 (Reading 730 / Math 780) SAT II : Math II 750 / Literature 720 ACT : 36점 (Reading 35 / English 35 / Math 36 / Science 36/ Writing 9) GPA : Weighted 5. 3 / Unweighted 4. 0 Rank : 1/300 Hook : First-generation, low-income, underrepresented region Intended Major(s) : Gov/Political Science Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : Calc AB (5), Language (5), Euro (5), Stats (5), USH (4), Micro (4), U. S. Gov (4), Enviro (4), Macro (3), Psych (3) - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Art History, AP Human Geo, Physics, Gym Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 7, well written - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 6, personal - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 7, personal - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 7, 2hrs long, "auspicious" Personal - Location : North Carolina - High School Type : Public - Ethnicity : White - Gender : Male Extracurriculars - NC Governor's School - NC Governor's Page Program - NC Teen Democrats - Young Democrats - Student Government - Quizbowl - Math Team Volunteer/Community service - Key Club - Dem stuff Summer Activities - NC Governor's School Awards - National Merit Semifinalist - National AP Scholar - Coca-Cola Semifinalist - ARML 9. Stats SAT : 1510점 (Reading 760 / Math 800) SAT II : Math II 800 / Chemistry 780 / Latin 780 ACT : N/A GPA : Unweighted 4. 0 Rank : 5/120 Hook : URM, legacy Intended Major(s) : Engineering and Classics Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : Chemistry (5), Computer Science A (5), French (5), English Lang (5) - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP Physics 1, Honors Bio, Honors Law, Honors Creative Writing Subjective - Teacher Rec (STEM): Teacher I had in sophomore year and this year. I saw the rec and it was pretty good -- said I was one of the strongest students she's ever taught and also mentioned a lot of really strong personal leadership qualities. - Teacher Rec (Humanities): Teacher I had last year. I had a good combo of aptitude and dedication in his class and was one of the few who did; got a good grade and he expressed that he had a lot of respect for me. I work with him closely because he's the trivia team supervisor and he's displayed a lot of awe at my leadership/organization skills, which are extremely good, so I think it was probably a pretty strong rec. - Counselor Rec: My counselor definitely sees me as one of the most passionate and mature students in my grade, but he doesn't know me that well. It was probably OK, but not necessarily above the average good rec. - Additional Rec: My online computer science teacher I've known since sixth grade. He thinks I'm absolutely incredible so I think this rec will be good. - Interview: Went fine? About an hour, the guy seemed really interested in my experience with Latin and we talked a lot about the language. I said a couple somewhat socially awkward things but that's just who I am /shrug Personal - Location : US citizen living in another country, so I count as domestic. - High School Type : private academic, full of high-achievers -- one of the best in my country - Ethnicity : sorta complicated but basically half ashkenazi jew, half caribbean black - Gender : Private Extracurriculars - Classics Club president (huge commitment) - trivia team captain (we're one of the best in the country) - Ancient Greek student - physics research group (not that impressive, we're pretty bad) - running some small things at my school - writing for the school magazine - playing piano recreationally (I'm not good at all) Job/Work Experience - A short gig doing some programming for a small corporate client a couple summers ago Volunteer/Community service - bout 60 hours of assorted stuff from volunteering with school or March Break camps - etc.; another ~100 hours volunteering with Habitat for Humanity (every other weekend) Summer Activities - Some nothing, some travelling with family; took a bunch of online comp sci classes. In addition, I'd usually either do some sort of academic camp or plan some academic activities for myself -- stuff that you have to be smart to get into, but nothing impressive Awards - qualified for AIME - attended but didn't do that well at HMMT - placed well in some state/national tournaments prestigious within my country. Lots of smaller awards (within school, etc.) 10. Stats SAT : 1550점 (Reading 770 / Math 780) SAT II : Math II 800 / Chemistry 780 / Latin 780 ACT : 35점 (Reading 36 / English 35 / Math 36 / Science 34/ Writing 9) GPA : Unweighted 3. 95 / Weighted GPA 4. 6 Rank : 20/700 Hook : URM Intended Major(s) : Molecular and Cellular Biology Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB) - AP : Biology (5) Calc BC (5) Chemistry (5) Statistics (5) Literature (4) US Gov (4) APUSH (4) - IB : N/A - Senior Year Course Load : AP Spanish Language, Honors Organic Chemistry, AP Psych, Honors Philosophy, AP Physics C Mechanics and E&M, AP Lang, AP Euro Subjective - Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Didn't read, but she was an incredible teacher. I loved her class, and we developed a very close relationship. - Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Didn't read, we had a good relationship as he also worked with me during a couple of extracurriculars, and it was probably well written - Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Didn't read, new this year. - Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Probably 10, I read a recommendation for a summer program, and it was a glowing letter - Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 7, it was a good conversation, about an hour long, but we didn't have much in common Personal - Location : Midwest - High School Type : Public - Ethnicity : Hispanic, African - Gender : Male Extracurriculars - a service club (co-president this year) - a tutoring program (co-founder, co-president) - math club (co-president sophomore year) - science olympiad - JV Soccer 9-10 grade. Volunteer/Community service - Volunteering at the hospital about 60 hours along with community service with my extracurriculars. Summer Activities - NIDDK STEP-UP internship during summer before senior year, 40 hrs/wk for eight weeks. Awards - National Merit Semifinalist - National Hispanic Scholar